Late Side Effects and Quality of Life After Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1005-1011

  Bruheim, Kjersti ^a   Guren, Marianne G ^a   Skovlund, Eva ^b   Hjermstad, Marianne J ^a,c   Dahl, Olav ^d   Frykholm, Gunilla ^e   Carlsen, Erik ^a   Tveit, Kjell Magne ^a,f  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d Institute of Medicine   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Late effects; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; SURGERY; UROLOGY;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIVES; INCONTINENCE; LATE EFFECTS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTAL CANCER; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RATING SCALE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77649141386     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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